Kildare South count completed

Martin Heydon FG (above with his family), Fiona O'Loughlin FF and Sean O Fearghaill FF have all been elected to the 32nd Dail.

Heydon topped the poll and was elected on the 4th count having achieved 10,321 votes, and the two Fianna Fail candidates were elected on the sixth count following the distribution of Mark Wall's votes, with totals of 8,974 and 8,220 respectively.

The Callaghan family from Naas are pictured at the count centre in support of Cllr Fiona O'Loughin.

(As your Editor is indisposed, the Diary is unable to bring you our usual full coverage from the count centre. Apologies. Pictures and information from the centre courtesy of Rose Barrett O'Donoghue.)